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WATER CLOSET.

Patented Apr. 18, 1882.

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AUGUST F. BLESOH, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

WATER-CLOSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 256,541, dated April 18, 1882.

Application filed August 26, 1881. (No model.)

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that LAUGUS'I F. BLESOH, of "Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Water-Closets, of which the follo'wing is aspecification. 1

My invention relates to that class of waterclosets in which the valves are operated by the rise and fall of the" seat, and is an improvement in the water-closet described in Letters Patent No; 23S,S36,issued to me on the 15th day of March, A. D. 1881; and my improvementsconsist in the substitution of an automatic plunger for i116I)lSlOl1-Cylllld 1,Wlll1[)(llicock, chains, and pulleys described in the above'named patent; and also in generally simplifying the apparatus, making the parts much more simple and less liable to get out of" repair; and also in reducing the space required for the various working parts. The principles involved are'similar' in both cases, inasmuch -as in both cases'all the valves remain closed, their normal condition, while the seat is pressed down, and are only opened when the pressure is removed, the discharging and flushing process being both done automatically.

In'the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig.

2-is a vertical section. Fig. 31s a vertical section showing the plunger and plunger-valve, the plunger being raised. Fig. 4 is'a vertical section. Fig. 5 is a perspective view, showiug the forked rod and pawl which controls the flushing-valve lever.

The same letters are used in all the figures in the indication of identical parts.

In Fig. 2 the parts are all shown in their normal condition, the basin A and chamber B being both partly filled with water to the same level, it being confined by the plunger 0, resting on the valve-seat O in the discharge-pipe D. The plunger 0 is shaped as shown, the lower part forming the cylinder E, and when in its normal condition rests upon the valveseat 0 in the discharge-pipe l). The upper part of the plunger isvmade so as to admit the supply-pipe F, which is closed at its lower end by a cap, F, which has a small opening in it. Immediately above the cap F is placed a'cupleather, G, which is securely attached to the supply-pipe F and fits into the cylinder E.

At a distance thelength of the plunger above the lower cup-leather is placed. another cupleather, which prevents the water from escaping into the chamber B. Near the lower ex- .tremityof' the supply-pipe there is a series of holes, F which permit the water in the supply-pipe to escape into the cylinder above the lower cup-leather, and as both the supply-pipe and cup-leather are stationary, the force of the water lifts the plunger from its seat and opens the escape-pipe.

The plunger-valve H at the other end of the supply-pipe is an ordinary valve, which is held normally against its seat by the spiral spring II, which rests upon lugs formed for the pur- 'down, but cannot be moved horizontally.

The rod K is shaped as distinctly shown in Fig. 2.

The seat-spindle I is a vertical sliding rod, on theupper end-of' which the seat rests, the lowerendbingsupported upon a spiral spring, I, which, when the pressure is removed, forces the rod up again into its normal position. The free end of the plunger-lever H engages a notch, I in the pawl K when the seat-spindle isforced down. When the pressure on the seat is removed and the rod Iis raised by the spring the notch engaging the lever carries it up, thus opening the plunger-valve H, and allows the water to enter the supply-pipe F. The lever, thus carried up, is held until the water, entering through the supply-pipe, enters the cylinder E above the cup-leather, and forces the plunger up until it engages the forked end of the rod K and raises it, it swinging on the seat-spindle by its pivot. When it is thus swung the pawl is disengaged from the lever H which drops down again, the valve being forced. against its seat by the spiral spring, thus cutting off the water from the supplypipe. When the water is thus cut off the plunger will drop slowly to its normal position,

the water in the cylinder E escaping slowly through the small opening in the cap F.

L is a float placed in the chamber B, which rises and falls with the water in said chamber. The float is connected bylugs anda pivot with a lever, U, which actnates the flushing-valve M. The fulcrum ot' the lever L is on an arm, M attached to the valve casing, the stem of the valve M being attached to the lever at a point between the fulcrum and the float, so that so long as the water in the chamber remains at its normal height the valve is kept closed, the valve being held up against its seat. When the water in the chamber is allowed to escape the float falling with it lowers the end of the lever L and forces the valve away from its seat, allowing the water to flow through the valve into the flushing-pipe N,and thusflush the basin. The valve is held open until the water in the chamber is again raised to its normal height, when the valve will be again closed by the rising of the float.

O is the inlet-pipe, through which the water to supply the supply-pipe and flushing-pipe enters.

The operation of the mechanism is as follows: In its normal condition the basin and chamber are partly filled with water, it being confined by the plunger resting on its seat, thus closing the discharge-pipe, the flushingvalve M and the plunger-valve H both also being closed. \Vhen pressure is put upon the seat, forcing the seatspiudle down, no change is made in any of the parts, except that the plunger-valve lever is engaged by the notch in the pawl attached to the seat-spindle, so that when the pressure on the seat is removed and the spring I forces the spindle up the notch in the pawl carries the lever up with it, opening the plunger-valve and allowing the water from the inlet-pipe O to enter the supply-pipe,and through it the cylinderE, forcing the plunger up from its seat, thus opening the discharge-pipe and allowing the water in both the basin and chamber to escape. As the waterin the chamber is lowered the float will fall, and it being connected by a lever with the flushing-valve, the valve will be forced open and the water from the inlet-pipe allowed to flow through the tangential flushing-pipe into the basin and flush it. The flow of water from the inlet-pipe through the supply-pipe will continue until the plunger has been sufficiently raised to engage the forked end of the rod K and force it up, causing it to swing upon the pivot on the seat-spindle, and by this motion disengage the plunger-valve lever and allow the valve to be forced against its seat by the action of the spring H. When the plunger-valve is thus closed and the water prevented from entering the supply-pipe the plunger will gradually sink into its seat, the water in the supply-pipe and cylinder slowly escaping through the small hole in the cap at the end of thesnpply-pipe. The flushing-valve continuing open, the water continues to flow through the flushing-pipe into the basin until the plunger, again resting upon its scat, closes the discharge-pipe and allows the basin and chamber-to be again partially filled with water, the float through the medium of lever drawing the flushing-valve against its seat and closing it.

WliatI claim as myinvcntion, and desire to secure by Letters .Patent, is-

I. In awatei eloset, in combination with the flushing-valve M, a lever and float, L, a chamber, B, inclosing the float and connected with the discharge-pipe, and a plunger, 0, automatically operated so as to settle slowly on its seat, and so cause a gradual rise of water in the chamber, and consequently slow movement of the valve M in closing, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with the discharge-pipe of a water-closet, an automatic plunger formed substantially as set forth, and the perforated water-induction pipe F, serving as a guide for the plunger, and titted with cup-leathers above and below the perforations, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with the automatic plunger (J, the supply-pipe F and plunger-valve H, I

substantially as set forth.

4.. In combination with the automatic plunger O, plunger-valve H, and lever H the forked and pivoted rod K, pawl K, and seat-spindle I, all arranged substantially as set forth.

AUGUST F. BLESOH.

Witnesses:

Gno. L. CONVERSE, J AS. FINLEY BROWN. 

